Muhadjir Effendy (born 29 July 1956) is an Indonesian politician and

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. He is the minister of education and culture of the

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in the Working Cabinet. He was appointed by President

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on 27 July 2016 replacing

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. Effendy was also the

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Muhammadiyah Muhammadiyah ( ar, محمدية; 'followers of Muhammad'); also known as the Muhammadiyah Society ( id, Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah) is a major Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia.A. Jalil HamidTackle the rising cost of living longer ...

University of

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from 2000 to 2016. In addition Muhadjir is chairman of Muhammadiyah Central Board of Education and Culture.

Personal life and career

Muhadjir wrote his baccalaureate at IAIN Malang. He earned a degree at Malang Teachers' Training College (now

State University of Malang The State University of Malang ( id, Universitas Negeri Malang, abbreviated as UM), formerly the Institute of Teacher Education and Educational Sciences of Malang ( id, Institut Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Malang, abbreviated as IKIP Malang), is ...

). In 1996, he obtained a master's degree in

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from the

Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id, Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a Public university, public research university located in Sleman Regency, Sleman, Yogyakarta (special region) ...

. In 2008, Effendy successfully completed his Doctoral program in

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from the

Airlangga University Airlangga University (Indonesian: ''Universitas Airlangga''; jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦮ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦄꦲꦶꦂꦭꦁꦒ, abbreviated as Unair or UA) is the second-oldest university in Indonesia and also a public university located in Sura ...

. Muhadjir is currently listed as professor of Sociology Department in the

. Since 2015 he was appointed Chairman of Central Board of

and is expected to serve till 2020. In addition, Muhadjir has also published several books such as "''Bala Dewa"'', "''As Witnessed Dahlan Young"'', "''Masyarakat equilibrium: meniti perubahan dalam bingkai keseimbangan",'' ''"Pedagogi kemanusiaan: sebuah refleksi multidimensional"'' as well as "''Muhammadiyah and Education in Indonesia".''

Controversy

Statement on marriage

Muhadjir becomes centre of controversy when he made a statement of a webinar that "the rich should marry the poor" and urged the Minister of Religious Affairs to declare a ''fatwa'' about it. His proposal later caused backlash among internet users and accused him of hurting the feelings of the poor citizens. He later clarify his statement and call it just an "intermezzo".

References

1956 births Living people Indonesian Muslims People from East Java Politicians from East Java Gadjah Mada University alumni Education ministers of Indonesia Working Cabinet (Joko Widodo) Airlangga University alumni Onward Indonesia Cabinet {{Indonesia-bio-stub